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DIGINEWS LEARNING 4 TOMORROW IJUNE nº 2020 Let the 4C start! The meeting in Turkey was the first opportunity to meet in person the partners from Turkey, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Finland and Portugal. DIGINEWS it is a way of summarizing the project’s activities. learning4tomorrow.eu

4C’s: Learning 4 Tomorrow an Erasmus + Project Our aim is to create fun, engaging, immersed and experimental learning activities for pairs, groups and individual in multi-disciplinar way to reinforce the curriculum. We will increase peer collaboration (classroom and international), learning motivation, conflict resolution and creative thinking. Through collaborative experiences pupils and teachers will learn planning collectively, working towards a common goal, recognizing and navigating individual differences in skills, abilities and attitudes. CRITICAL THINKING CREATIVITY COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION Students ability Students ability to Students ability to Students ability to to analyze, brainstorming, work with others share information interpret, evaluate, refining ideas, be open to achieve a goal. It while expressing their make decisions and to other’s ideas and requires flexibility, thoughts, feelings and solve problems. They present the ideas in a responsibility and ideas clearly to others. use research tools to achievable and useful openness to listen and Students communicate investigate and report way to others or the accept each other’s by digital means to foster on topics. project. ideas and opinions. interpersonal skills. “Both teachers and pupils will gain the skills of problem-solving, research practices, creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression, planning, self- discipline, adaptability, initiative, leadership. Our key objective will be to make our pupils actively involved in the activities that engage their hearts and minds and provide real world relevance for learning.”

WEBSITE learning4tomorrow.eu Critical Thinking Creativity Collaboration Communication Learning 4 Tomorrow is an Erasmus+ project (2019-2022) that focuses on cooperation 4C’s and exchange of good practices between schools from Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. With this project we aim to promote the 4C’s (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication) in classrooms by blending the 21st century skills and project based learning.

LOGO CONTEST At the meeting in Turkey, the project coordinators chose the winning logo. creativity The creation of a project logo promoted the creativity of students from different countries. Each school organized an internal competition to choose the project logo. Of the three winning logos, the jury chose one that would vote at the initial meeting in Turkey in order to compete with the other partners.

PARTNERS GAME on QUIZIZZ.com http://bit.ly/partnersgame We created a little game on the Quizizz platform about “Create fun, our schools, cities and countries. Gradually, the reality of schools and countries so far away engaging, immersive, is becoming closer. In this way, students are motivated and experiential to research and participate in activities that reinforce learning activities their literacy, developing reading and comprehension skills in English, as well as learning about Learning 4 among peers, groups, Tomorrow partners. and individuals to reinforce the ”curriculum.

4C: From Theory to Practice Let the 4C start! From November 11th to 15th we held the first meeting of our Erasmus + project. The partners had the opportunity to learn a little about the culture, history and cuisine of beautiful Turkey. It was also the first opportunity to meet in person the partners from Turkey, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Finland and Portugal.

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DAY by DAY summary 1The partners were 2We made a trip to the 3The project objectives, warmly welcomed at city of Antakya, in Hatay activities and expected Aşağı Çıyanlı Şehit Ahmet province. Hatay reflects the results were discussed. The Birkaç primary school with culture and harmony between partners presented their performances of traditional all regions and races. Among schools and education songs and dances. Waiting other places, we were able systems. Ideas were shared for us were the teachers, to visit St. Peter’s Church, and also knowledge about students and school staff, as the Archaeological Museum, digital tools in education well as the city officials. After the Habib-i Neccar Mosque and integration of 4C skills a convivial lunch, we visited and the Bazaar. Lunch was in teaching with innovative the school and classrooms delicious at the magnificent practices. The project logo where, once again, we were Şelale Restaurant. was voted on. greeted with enthusiasm by the students.

CERTIFICATES opinion Ending a fantastic week, the whole team got together for the certificate delivery ceremony. EDUARDO SOEIRO Project Coordinator 4Partners visited the 5We visited the province city of Kadirli a little of Adana and the city PORTUGAL more. We held an Art of of Tarsus, highlighting the Ebru workshop, visited the waterfall, the Ulu Mosque “A perfect meeting! Great Kadirli City Museum and and the church of St. Paul. organization, big-hearted Kızyusuflu Village to learn a In the evening, it was time people, beautiful country! little about the traditional to explore the beautiful city rug weaving looms. After a of Adana, with its imposing An experience I will not freshly cooked lunch, in the mosque and traditional forget!” afternoon we calmly passed bazaars. the time visiting the beautiful Karatepe Aslantaş Open Air Museum.

ORIGAMI from Japanese ori (fold) and kami (paper) is a traditional ancient art of folding paper by creating representations of beings or objects with geometric folds, without the need to cut or glue. Students were guided by experts in making their origami. The aim of this activity was to engage students and promote critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. It also teached patience and gave amazing rewards in the end along with lots of fun.

CULTURAL identity maps Students created identity maps of the origins of their country, language, coat of arms, flag, the national anthem. Students familiarized with their cultural identity and European cultural heritage. When preparing their identity maps, students learned about the partner schools, towns and countries. Tip! Check this project activity at learning4tomorrow.eu/cultural-identity-maps

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ITALY This was a short-term exchanges of groups of pupils that brought feb | 2020 together students and teachers from the partner countries. Tip! You can have FUN while LEARNING!

On the first day of the meeting, all participants were warmly welcomed to the school at Corporeno. After visiting the school and being welcomed in some classrooms, students participated in the workshop Hackthon for future. On the second day, we went to the school in Penzale where, during the morning, the students made a carnival mask that is lit by electrical circuits. Then, the students and teachers went to Rocca Castle where the pupils participated in a workshop simulating Guercino’s work, using oil on canvas. On the third day, the partners visited Partecipanza On the last day, we visited the beautiful city of Agraria de Cento and were magnificently received Venice. We walk through its alleys and squares, by the members of that association who presented admire the canals, ride on a gondola and much us with historical dances in the end. During the more. This wonderful day ended at the imposing St. afternoon, we visited the Museo Ferrari and Acetaia Mark’s Square. and Dispensa Leonardi. On the fourth day, all the partners watched the magnificent Carnival Parade. It was a show with a lot of color, animation and spectacular floats. opinion “It was an amazing meeting with fabulous people… We are grateful for every single CANAN KARADERE work and friendship. Great thanks to the Project Coordinator fantastic Italian team!” TURKEY

other PROJECT ACTIVITIES my first Since January, students from all partner schools have exchanged correspondence via email. email The first emails served to introduce themselves through photos and videos. Since then, correspondence has continued on the most varied topics. The aim of this activity is to make students learn to communicate online in a relatively safe way. We started to create a small multilingual ICT dictionary. Students decided what words they wanted to learn in other languages dictionary and they made a drawing of these words. Visit: learning4tomorrow.eu/ict-dictionary Then, students recorded the words in their language. The aim of this task is to create motivation for learning foreign languages. creative In order to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day, students created calligrams calligrams using words related to technology, 4C’s and the project’s theme. Visit: learning4tomorrow.eu/calligrams The students created the calligrams using paper but also tools available on the Internet. The work was published on the website and displayed at Erasmus corners of each school. visit learning4tomorrow.eu for more details

digital wall take your iPads Students went on field trips in nature around their schools and took photos and videos defining the season of the year. GO OUT! Using Padlet, they prepared a themed digital wall. They get acquainted with the appropriate tools and applications to work with the recorded material. This task helped students develop the so-called 21st-century skills, especially collaboration, teamwork, creativity, imagination, critical thinking and problem solving. This activity coincided with the lifting of restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and gave the students the opportunity to live moments of freedom in nature. Plantas de trigo rubio. que brotan de la tierra. “Qué pequeñas semillas” Piante di grano biondo che spuntano dalla terra “Che piccoli semini” Ilaria visit learning4tomorrow.eu for more details

meet the TEAM Ieva SILIŪNĖ Canan KARADERE Päivi MÄKINEN Project Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Matea MUÑOZ Eduardo SOEIRO Giuliana TOMÀ Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator These are difficult and strange times, the ones we live in. Like society in each of our countries, our schools have also been affected by the biggest pandemic we have seen in our lifetime and, as such, our project has suffered. In the first year of implementation of our Erasmus + project, we suffered from a forced quarantine that affected teachers, students, parents and communities. This only proved the relevance of this project, the validity of its objectives and the growing need to invest in technology as a way of developing skills for an increasingly uncertain future. Never as much as today, skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication have proved to be decisive. During this period, some activities were postponed, others carried out during confinement and using digital technologies. In the midst of adversity, each school did its best to respond to the wishes and anxieties of its students. The face-to-face meetings were postponed, with no scheduled date. The smiles, the hugs, the new friendships are for later. Suddenly, it seems that we were all further away, separated by a sea of uncertainties. New and enriching experiences will have to wait and sharing moments are done through a computer screen. This first edition of our DIGINEWS newspaper comes with some delay. So the circumstances compel. With a sense of accomplishment, we think it reflects the dedication, commitment and the efforts of teachers, students and educational communities to carry out the activities planned for the first year. Let’s hope it will remain as a reminder of difficult times but also of hope. Together we will overcome adversity, that’s a certainty! Hopefully, the next issue will not be overshadowed by a cursed virus that has changed everything in our lives.

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